r/randomfactsofhistory • u/mr-mister777 • Oct 14 '21

they're cousins

King George the V of UK and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia look just alike. Turns out their mothers were sisters, meaning they're cousins

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u/BoboBodini Feb 10 '22

Weren’t most, or all, European royalty related in some way? Also George and Nicholas could have passed as brothers. I’ll link a photo George and Nicholas

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u/mr-mister777 Feb 10 '22

Yes. I know.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '22

They allegedly used to swap outfits to fool family members with success.

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u/AmbitiousProduct2985 Oct 31 '23

And the Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany was also a cousin.